Grocery advertising device



J. F. MILLER GROdERY ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed April 25. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F z. 1 2 a; 40 4/ I J 9 .57 43 I WITNESSFS Febp26 1924. 1,484,898

' J. F. MILLER GROCERY ADVERTI S ING DEVI CE Filed April 25. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Patented Feb. 22$, 1924.

JOSEPH F. MILLER, OF STORM LAKE, IOWAQ Gnoonny nnvnn'rrsms DEVICE.

Application filed April 25, 1:523. Serial No. 634,610.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osnrrr F. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Storm Lake, in the county of Buena Vista and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Grocery Advertis ing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an advertising device useful for a variety of purposes, but also especially adapted for advertising articles sold in a grocery store.

A further object is to provide, in such a device, a main frame and a plurality of par allel racks therein, say, twelve in number, mounted in a certain novel manner hereinafter specified, and each including a plurality of compartments adapted to contain cards indicating the character of the articles, and price per pound, per sack, or the like.

A still further object is to provide a tiltable rack, permitting the cards to be easily and promptly shifted from the front of the frame, while the ends of the racks are normally concealed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of elements described and claimed, it being understood that modifications may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 shows the board and supporting device in front elevation; Figure 2 is an edge elevation of the same structure;

Figure 3 is a section approximately on the line 3--3 of Figures 1 and 4;

Figures 4 and 5 are sections approximately onlines H and 5--5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the bar 30 of Figure 4 and Figure 5 (and adapted to mount the followers) Figure 7 shows part of one of the horizontal tiltable card holding racks, from the rear side, or from the left in Figure 5;

Figure 8 is a partition member for the card rack;

Figure 9 shows a spring finger or follower, as a modification;

Figure 10 is a section on line 101O of Figure 2;

Figure 11 is a modified retaining device for one of the legs.

The main frame 10 mounts a plurality of horizontally extending racks 12, each having an axial member 13 extending through partition 8 of the frame, and adapted to permit of the forward tilting of the racks. Any

suitable number of racks may be employed, twelve being shown in one view, and the racks are designed for use as card display devices.

Each rack includes an upper bar 14 having a horizontal flangell, a front vertical flange 15, and a narrow bottom flange 16. A lower bar 18 has a wide horizontal flange 19, a front flange 20, and anarrow upper flange 21. Each of the horizontal flanges 19 is upwardly turned at 22.

Compartments for the display of separate cards are provided, and the upper flange of the upper bar is cut away at intervals as shown, to permit of easy access to the pack- 7 age of cards in each compartment. Vertical partition walls are designated 23, and these walls are cut away, providing for extensions 24, 25, extending into the channels formed by the upper and lower bars of the racks, and

providing a free space at 26 permiting of the insertion of a transparent strip 27 serving to protect the cards from dust.

These racks are retained in an upright position by the tension spring, or springs 28,

acting on crank elements 29 at the end of the rod 13, the crank being positioned beyond the partition wall ofthe frame. Stops 29 limit the inward movement of the racks.

The racks are tiltable forwardly against the bars, constituting followers, are operable in- 1 dependently of the tiltable racks and permit the cards to'be rearranged from the rear, if desired. Any suitable number of campart ments may be provided, but in the present instance, I have shown the rack provided with a compartment 34 of approximately one-half of the length of the rack, designed to contain cards 35 indicating the kind of article, and at the right are a number of compartments, the larger one 37 containing cards indicating the kind of container in which the goods are sold, such as sack or Flanges 31 on elements 30 95 carton, and some of these cards in this group carry the word pounds.

The smaller compartments 38, 39, &0, near the center, contain packages of separate letters for spelling words such as per, or the abbreviation for pounds, and the small compartments at the right, designated 4:1, 42, 43, contain cards carrying figures, by which the price is indicated.

The -main frame may be supported by pivoted hangers L5 or may be mounted on an easel, including tubular members, such as 46 and a {hinged tubular member 47. Legs 48, 49, 50 are received by the tubular members, and are retained by adjustable spring held pins 51.

In a slight modification of this arrangement (Figure 11), a resilient catch includes engaging portion 52, and shank 53, secured at 54, and operated by end member 55. lhe lower end's' of the tubular members 456 may be secured to the frame by clips 56.

The upper and lower'bars of the racks are slotted and portions deflected to form ears 27 for holding partitions23.

What is claimed i's-- 1. A device of the class described, comrisin a frame a rack means for tiltabl mounting the-rack on a horizontal axis in the frame, resilient means for holding the rack in an upright position, and means for dividing the rack into compartments for the reception of advertising matter.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, a plurality of racks, means for mounting the racks on horizontal axes permitting tilting movement with reference to the frame, said racks providing compart ments' for. advertising matter, closed when the racks are in normal'position, and open when the racks are tiltec.

8. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, a plurality of racks, means for mounting the racks on horizontal axes permitting tilting movement with reference to the frame, said racks providing compartments for advertising matter, closed when the racks are in normal position, and open when the racks are tilted, and resilient means retaining the racks in normal posi- 4. A device of the class described, com prising a frame, a plurality of racks, means for mounting therac'ks on horizontal axes permitting tilting movement with reference n I p 1,484,898

to the frame, said racks providing compartments for advertising matter, closed when the racks are in normal position and open when the racks are tilted, and resiliently mounted followers for retaining said advertising matter in the compartments.

5. A. device of the class described, com- 7 tending from each bar to a position opposite each compartment.

6. Ina device of the class described, a rack for advertising matter, comprising upper and lower bars, each including {H1111- wardly extendingflange, partition "members between the ba-rs, each provided with extensions engaging the surface of the bar between the flanges, said partition members and extensions'being spaced to provide for the admission of a sheet of transparent ma terial between the partitions and the bars. 7 i In a device of theclass descrlbed, a rack for advertising matter, comprising upperand low-er bars, each including an inwardly extending flange, partition members between the bars, each provided with extensions engaging the surface of the bars beyond the inwardly extend-ing-flanges,sa1d partition members; and extensions being spaced to provide for the-admission of'a' sheet of transparent'material between the partitions and bars, and slidable resilient means for retaining packages of cards within the compartments.

8. In a device of the class described, a rack for advertising matter, com-prising upper and lower bars, "each including an inwardly extending flange, partition members betweenthe bars, each provided with extensions engaging the surface of the bars beyond the inwardly extending flanges, said partition members and extensions being spaced to provide for the admission of a sheet of transparent material 'betweenthe partitions and the bars, means for tiltably mounting the rackyand means for :restor ing it to normal position when tilted:

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

v JOSEPH F. MILLER. 

